Blog Post 6

After watching Dr. Strange and Anthony Capps video, we were asked the question “What did we learn?”  It was very comforting hearing from someone that has been in our position then moving on to be a successful teacher. Anthony seemed very interested in speaking about Project Based Learning and some of the projects that he teaches his students. I love to do projects but have always been scared to teach them because they consist of many things, but hearing from Anthony eased my fear. I loved hearing what Anthony had to say about technology. Children are like sponges and will soak everything they can in. It amazes me to see children in the buggy playing on phones. Technology has grown tremendously in just the last five years. Having knowledge about technology is an essential tool in today and later year’s society. The Anthony- Strange conversation had many great points that I would like to point out. 1) Always work hard at whatever you do 2) Anything will be fun as long as you let it be 3) be creative 4) Respond to unexpected events 5) Be flexible in lesson plans. I love how Anthony explained some things that go on in his classroom as well as personal experiences.

After watching Dr. Strange and Anthony Capps video ICurio, we were asked the question, “What did we learn?” I have never heard of ICurio until this time. Anthony explains that it is a website that will help with safe searching of the internet as well as organization skills. It is a good site for students that do not have enough time but do not want to lose their work. I feel that ICurio will be used in my class because it is monitored. ICurio is a great site to use in the classroom because students with or without disabilities can use it. If a student is blind there is a read feature, if you press the button I will read it to you.

After watching Dr. Strange and Anthony Capps video Discovering Education, we were asked the question, “What did we learn?” Anthony explains that Discover Ed helps the students explore the material they are studying, so they can see it and it will stay with them. Anthony also states that he uses Discovery Ed to teach the students, so he can show them as well as get more into detail with pictures. This would be great for me as a teacher, because I am not a very good drawer so It would be difficult for the students to see exactly what I want them to learn. This website sounds like a very useful tool for students as well as teachers.